Some Account of Lyme Regis - Streets p.5

Here the author discusses the history of the town's streets, mentioning the lace makers and smugglers of 18th century Lyme.

About Some Account of Lyme Regis

This guidebook to Lyme includes an eclectic mixture of facts: ghost stories, local legends, celebrated historians, the origins of street names. By the late 19th century Lyme was a famous tourist destination, and this book shows that there was already an interest in the town's growing catalogue of interesting personalities and anecdotes. By this time the town's recent history was of as much interest to tourists as its geology.